DENVER BRONCOS ALL-50TH TEAM - SUPPLEMENTAL BIOS

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1 DENVER BRONCOS ALL-50TH TEAM - SUPPLEMENTAL BIOS OFFENSE 7 JOHN ELWAY Pro Football Hall of Famer... Ring of Famer... One of three Broncos with retired jersey... Led Broncos to first two Super Bowl trophies... Super Bowl XXXIII MVP... Nine-time Pro Bowler NFL MVP... First team on NFL 1990s All-Decade Team record as a starter 51,475 yards passing 300 touchdowns 3,000 yards passing and 200 yards rushing for seven consecutive seasons (Best in NFL history) 36 career regular season 300-yard games 47 fourth-quarter, game-winning or game-saving drives (Best in NFL history) 30 TERRELL DAVIS Ring of Famer... Career Bronco NFL MVP... Three-time Pro Bowler... Super Bowl XXXII MVP... One of five players ever to rush for 2,000 yards in a season... Gained 1,000 yards in just seven games in 1998, third player ever to do so... At least 100 yards rushing in seven of eight playoff games. 7,607 rushing yards (franchise record) 60 touchdowns (franchise record) 97.5 yards per game (third in NFL history) 4.6 yards per carry 1,280 receiving yards, 5 touchdowns 44 FLOYD LITTLE Ring of Famer... One of three Broncos with retired jersey... Known as "The Franchise"... Threetime Pro Bowler... Two-time AFL All-Star... During his career, only O.J. Simpson totaled more rushing yards... Led AFC in rushing in Led NFL in rushing in yard touchdown run is second longest in franchise history. 6,323 rushing yards (second in franchise history) 43 touchdowns (second in franchise history) 12,173 all-purpose yards (second in franchise history) 2,418 receiving yards, 9 touchdowns yards per punt return (highest in franchise history) 87 ED McCAFFREY Pro Bowler... Seven catches for 117 yards combined in Super Bowl XXXII and XXXIII... Touchdown catch against Pittsburgh in the AFC Championship game, giving the team a 10- point cushion on the way to Super Bowl XXXII... Caught three two-point conversions... Five touchdown catches of 40 yards or more. 462 catches 6,200 receiving yards 46 touchdown catches (third in franchise history) 13.4 yards per catch Three 1,000-yard receiving seasons

2 80 ROD SMITH College Football Hall of Famer... Leads all undrafted players in NFL history in every major career receiving category... Posted 70 or more receptions for nine consecutive seasons... Single-season team-record 113 catches in 2001 led NFL... One of 25 players in NFL history to reach 10,000 career receiving yards... Three-time Pro Bowler... Caught 80-yard touchdown pass in Super Bowl XXXIII. 849 catches (most in franchise history) 11,389 receiving yards (most in franchise history) 68 touchdown catches (most in franchise history) Eight 1,000-yard seasons (most in franchise history) yard receiving games (most in franchise history) 12,488 total yards (most in franchise history) 81, 84 SHANNON SHARPE , Newest Ring of Famer... Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2009 Finalist... Seven-time Pro Bowler... First-team tight end on the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team... Second only to Tony Gonzalez in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns by a tight end in NFL history... Seven catches for 64 yards in Super Bowl XXXII and XXXIII combined. 675 catches (second in franchise history) 8,439 receiving yards (second in franchise history) 55 touchdown catches (second in franchise history) Three 1,000-yard seasons yard receiving games (tied third-most in franchise history) 78 MATT LEPSIS Career Bronco... Played in all three playoff games including Super Bowl XXXIII... Allowed less than five sacks in seven seasons game starter for seven seasons... Didn't miss an offensive snap in 2004 when the offensive line allowed just 15 sacks... Called for five penalties or fewer in five seasons. 150 games played 133 games started Five playoff games started 65 GARY ZIMMERMAN Pro Football Hall of Famer... Ring of Famer... Three-time Pro Bowler... Helped protect John Elway en route to first Super Bowl title in franchise history... Helped Denver lead NFL in total yards twice... NFL All-Decade tackle for 1980s and 1990s... In final four years in Denver, only had five false starts and six holding penalties. 76 games played 76 games started Six playoff games started 54 KEITH BISHOP Career Bronco... Back-to-back Pro Bowler... Started Super Bowl XXI and Super Bowl XXII... Played in Super Bowl XXIV game starter in Part of three AFC Championships...Three fumble recoveries. 129 games played 87 games started Eight postseason games started

3 69 MARK SCHLERETH Pro Bowler... Started Super Bowl XXXII and XXXIII... Never allowed more than three sacks all six years in Denver... Allowed zero sacks in two seasons game starter in three seasons... Allowed three penalties or fewer in four seasons... Three seasons with zero false starts. 81 games played 81 games started Eight postseason games started 66 TOM NALEN Career Bronco... Five-time Pro Bowler... Allowed one sack or less in seven seasons... Never called for more than six penalties in a season his entire career... Only called for five false starts in his career game starter in 10 seasons... Started Super Bowl XXXII and XXXIII. 194 games played (Third in franchise history) 188 games started (Second in franchise history) 13 postseason games started DEFENSE 73 SIMON FLETCHER Career Bronco... Started Super Bowl XXII and XXIV... Holds top three season sack totals in Broncos history, including franchise high 16 in Five double-digit sack seasons... Four sacks at San Diego in career multi-sack games, leads franchise... Streaks of 10 consecutive games with a sack and eight consecutive games with a sack. 172 games played 143 games started 97.5 sacks (franchise record) 20 forced fumbles Two interceptions 87 RICH JACKSON Ring of Famer... Known as "Tombstone"... First Bronco to be named All-NFL first-team or more sacks in three seasons... Two-time All-AFL... Two-time Pro Bowler... Franchise sack leader when he retired... Graded most efficient tackler by coaches in made the stop on 97 percent of his opportunities. 67 games played 52 games started 43 sacks 93 TREVOR PRYCE Four consecutive Pro Bowls multi-sack games... Third-best number of sacks in a season with sacks or more five seasons... Started Super Bowl XXXIII game starter in five seasons yard fumble return for a touchdown in games played 114 games started 64 sacks Nine forced fumbles Two interceptions

4 68 RUBIN CARTER Eight tackles, two sacks and a fumble recovery in Super Bowl XII... Six tackles and a sack in 1977 AFC Championship game game starter in four seasons... Fumble return for a touchdown in Played nose tackle in the Part of "Orange Crush" defense. 166 games played 151 games started Seven playoff games started 13 fumble recoveries 77 KARL MECKLENBURG Ring of Famer... Career Bronco... Six-time Pro Bowler Football News AFC Player of the Year game starter five seasons... Helped team to seven postseason appearances, five division titles and three Super Bowl berths... Posted 100 tackles six seasons multiple sack games. 141 games started 1,145 tackles 79 sacks (second in franchise history) Eight seasons of seven sacks or more Five interceptions for 128 yards 53 RANDY GRADISHAR Ring of Famer... Career Bronco... Seven-time Pro Bowler... Averaged more than 200 tackles per season tackles in 1978 still franchise record... Never missed a game... Accounted for 33 turnovers in his career... Four defensive touchdowns... Helped team to four playoff berths, two division titles and one Super Bowl appearance. 134 games started 2,049 tackles (most in franchise history) 19.5 sacks 20 interceptions (tied for most by LB in franchise history) 13 fumble recoveries 57 TOM JACKSON Ring of Famer... Career Bronco... Three-time Pro Bowler... Helped to six playoff berths, four division titles and two Super Bowls... Eight tackles, a sack, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in Super Bowl XII... Voted Broncos defensive MVP three times... Seven INTs in 1976 most by linebacker in team history. 191 games played (most in franchise history when he retired) 177 games started 44 sacks 20 interceptions (tied for most by LB in team history) Three defensive touchdowns

5 24 CHAMP BAILEY 2004-Present Named to Pro Bowl four of five years in Denver... Has started every game played interceptions in 2006, including 70-yard touchdown return... Game-changing interception in the end zone in 2005 AFC Divisional playoff game against New England yard return that led to a one-yard touchdown. 70 games played 70 games started 25 interceptions Three defensive touchdowns Three forced fumbles 20 LOUIS WRIGHT Ring of Famer... Career Bronco... Five-time Pro Bowler... Earned six playoff berths, four division titles and two Super Bowl appearances... Voted team defensive MVP in 1982 and '84... Played every game in eight seasons... Scored fourth and final defensive touchdown of career on blocked field goal, giving Denver a win against San Diego in games played 163 games started 26 interceptions 11 fumble recoveries Three sacks 27 STEVE ATWATER Ring of Famer... Eight-time Pro Bowler, seven consecutive trips... Football Digest NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year... Started Super Bowl XXIV, XXXII and XXXIII, where he totaled 21 tackles, three passes defensed, one sack and one forced fumble... Started every game he played in Denver... Top two in team tackles seven seasons. 155 games started 14 playoff games started 1,301 tackles 24 interceptions 49 DENNIS SMITH Ring of Famer... Career Bronco... Six-time Pro Bowler... Big hitter was key part of seven playoff teams, five division champions and three Super Bowl teams... Five seasons with at least 100 tackles... Club's defensive MVP in 1989 and ' yard average on interception returns... One defensive touchdown. 170 games started 12 playoff games started 1,171 tackles 30 interceptions 15 sacks 17 fumble recoveries

6 SPECIALISTS 1 JASON ELAM Three-time Pro Bowler yard field goal vs. Jacksonville in 1998, tied for NFL record... Made more than 85 percent of his field goals in six seasons consecutive extra points made, a franchise and NFL record... Made every extra point in 22 seasons... Made five field goals in a game three times. 236 games played 395 field goals made.806 field goal percentage (Franchise record) 601 extra points made.995 PAT percentage (Franchise and NFL record) 16 TOM ROUEN yard punt at Oakland in 1998, third-longest in franchise history... Two highest gross averages per punt in a season in franchise history... Played in Super Bowl XXXII and Super Bowl XXXIII... At least one 60-yard punt in seven seasons... More than 20 punts pinned inside the 20-yard line in four seasons. 152 games played 641 punts (franchise record) 43.9 gross average per punt 36.2 net average per punt 80 RICK UPCHURCH Career Bronco... Four-time Pro Bowler... Selected to All-1980s decade team... Four games with more than 100 punt return yards... Averaged double-digit yards per punt return in seven seasons... Four punt return touchdowns in 1976, a franchise record... Caught John Elway's first NFL pass. 248 punt returns (franchise record) 3,008 punt return yards (franchise record) yards per punt return Eight punts returned for touchdowns (franchise record) 95 kickoff returns 2,355 kickoff return yards yards per kickoff return

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